Charles Brooks

Charles Brooks is a professional photographer in São Paulo, Brazil. He specialises in photographing classical musicians. His work has been featured by leading publications including National Geographic. Charles is also a Cellist with the Orquesta Municipal de São Paulo.

Self portrait. I usually take photos of me with my cello, but since photography is becoming more and more important I thought it was time to show my other face. Here I am holding my old Panasonic GF1 with the wonderful SLR Magic Hyperprime 25 CINE 0.95 lens, the finest piece of equipment I own. This shot was taken using my GX7 with the iphone remote tool.

Camera DMC-GX7

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/8.0

Shutter Speed 1/250s

ISO 200

Lens LUMIX G 20/F1.7

Composite
This road is in the south of Chile
The cellist is me...

Working with unmodified studio lights

Camera DMC-GX7

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/10.0

Shutter Speed 1/200s

ISO 125

Lens LUMIX G 20/F1.7

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/1.7

Shutter Speed 1/400s

ISO 160

New Zealand cellist Tom Pierard in his journey through the 6 bach suites at St. Lukes Church, Auckland.

Camera DMC-GX7

Aperture f/0.95

Shutter Speed 1/50s

ISO 800

Lens SLR Magic CINE 25

Self Portrait, Charles Brooks, cellist & photographer.

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 0mm

Aperture f/0

Shutter Speed 1/4s

ISO 200

Portrait photo of Robert Ingliss. Principal Oboe with Santa Fe Opera, New Jersey Symphony, Orquesta de Cámara de Valdivia and others.

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/2

Shutter Speed 1/200s

ISO 200

Self portrait, natural lighting from my living room window.

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/1.7

Shutter Speed 1/80s

ISO 160

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/1.7

Shutter Speed 1/2s

ISO 200

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/1.7

Shutter Speed 1/40s

ISO 100

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/1.7

Shutter Speed 1/500s

ISO 250

A young woman from Chile

Camera DMC-GX7

Shutter Speed 1/30s

ISO 800

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/3.5

Shutter Speed 1/1300s

ISO 200

First violinist with the Orquesta de Cámara de Valdivia in southern Chile.

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/1.7

Shutter Speed 1/160s

ISO 100

Charles Brooks
Soloist with the Orquesta de Cámara de Valdivia
Professor of Cello at Universidad Austral, Chile
Photographer
Self Portrait

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 37mm

Aperture f/11

Shutter Speed 1/160s

ISO 100

Yasna from Chile
This is my first photo using studio lighting
B&W conversion using Nik Silver efex

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 0mm

Aperture f/0

Shutter Speed 1/160s

ISO 100

Charles BrooksSoloist with the Orquesta de Camara de ValdiviaProfessor of Cello at Universidad Austral, ChilePhotographer

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 45mm

Aperture f/11

Shutter Speed 1/160s

ISO 100

Violinist with the Orquesta de Cámara de Valdivia

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 36mm

Aperture f/11

Shutter Speed 1/160s

ISO 100

The tree tattoo, reflected in a closed window.

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 45mm

Aperture f/16

Shutter Speed 1/125s

ISO 100

Self portrait with my cello (that thing that pays the rent!)
Two softboxes and a white wall.

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 14mm

Aperture f/8

Shutter Speed 1/160s

ISO 100

Looking through Cathedral Cove in New Zealand.

Camera DMC-GF1

Shutter Speed 1/10s

ISO 100

500px Editors Pick 2013
Charles Brooks, cellist and photographer.

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 20mm

Aperture f/1.7

Shutter Speed 1/400s

ISO 160

A swimmer at The Lost Spring thermal pools in New Zealand.

Camera DMC-GF1

Focal Length 25mm

Aperture f/0.95

Shutter Speed 1/80s

ISO 400

Lens SLRMagic CINE 25 t0.95

New Zealand's 'lost spring' thermal pools in Whitianga.

Camera DMC-GF1

Aperture f/0.95

Shutter Speed 1/30s

ISO 400

Lens SLRMagic CINE 25

Turquiose fishing boats in the wetlands of Valdivia, Southern Chile.

A quick snap taken during a break in the rain at Piha beach in New Zealand

Camera DMC-GX7

Focal Length 14mm

Aperture f/9

Shutter Speed 1/640s

ISO 200

Lens LUMIX G VARIO 14-45/F3.5-5.6

A violinist at dawn. New Zealand.

Camera DMC-GX7

Shutter Speed 1/400s

ISO 200

Violinist at dawn in New Zealand

Camera DMC-GX7

Shutter Speed 1/320s

ISO 200

Members of Miho's Jazz Orchestra... currently on pause for pregnancy leave!